BAVC The Bay Area Video Coalition, or BAVC (pronounced “bay-vac”), is a nonprofit media arts center founded in 1976. BAVC's mission is to inspire social change by enabling the sharing of diverse stories through art, education and technology. The beta website for Bridge the Gulf was developed at the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies. BAVC.org

Witness is an international human rights organization that provides training and support to local groups to use video in their human rights advocacy campaigns. Find Video Advocacy Resources & Tools offered by WITNESS.org.

The Coastal Resilience Networks (CRest) is a new and exciting grant opportunity for the Pacific Islands, Gulf of Mexico, and West Coast regions. The program funds projects that help communities become more resilient to the threats posed by coastal hazards. Projects that connect existing federal, state, and local programs are very desirable, as are efforts that engage the public and include one or more of the following: preparedness, recovery, risk and vulnerability, adaptation, and under-served or under-represented populations. For information on how to apply for CRest funding, visit www.csc.noaa.gov/fundingor email nos.psc.crest@noaa.gov

The Delta Working Group (DWG) is a coalition of over seventy academics, scientists, non-profit leaders, artists, and representatives of the seafood industry living and working in the Greater New Orleans region. DWG has launched a web portal to facilitate donations for local non-profit organizations engaged in direct service and monitoring activity in response to the British Petroleum Offshore Drilling Disaster (BPODD). More information can be found at http://www.urbanconservancy.org/issues/bp-drilling-disaster. Contact: Dana Eness dana@urbanconservancy.org or 504-232-7821